Open AccessPeriodontal status in infertile women attending in vitro fertilization clinics
Author(s) -
Lalasa Godavarthi,
K. Raja V. Murthy,
Sandhya Pavankumar,
Gottimukkala Atchyuta Rama Raju
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.131055
Subject(s) - medicine , infertility , group b , gynecology , group a , dentistry , periodontology , hormone , obstetrics , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Throughout a woman's life, hormonal influences affect therapeutic decision making in periodontics. A woman undergoing infertility treatment is given drugs to stimulate the ovaries, which lead to sustained higher levels of female sex hormones. The differing levels of these hormones, either in infertile women or in women undergoing therapy for infertility or in women who have conceived and delivered naturally could suggest a differing periodontal status amongst these three groups. Hence, this cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess and compare the periodontal status in the above three groups.